The Itz is a river of
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
and
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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.
The Itz is long and a
right tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
of the
Main.
The Itz begins in
Sachsenbrunn (Stelzen),
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
and flows southward through
Bachfeld and
Schalkau. It crosses into
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...
and feeds the
Froschgrundsee reservoir. It continues through
Dörfles-Esbach
Dörfles-Esbach is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the larg ...
,
Coburg, and
Großheirath
Großheirath is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest ...
, then is joined by the
Rodach north of
Itzgrund. It continues southward to
Rattelsdorf and
Baunach
Baunach is a town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and the seat of the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Baunach. Until administrative reform in 1972, Baunach belonged to the Lower Franconian district of Ebern.
...
, where it joins the Main.
The Itz flooded
Coburg in early 2003.
See also
*
List of rivers of Thuringia
A list of rivers of Thuringia, Germany:
A
* Alster
* Apfelstädt
* Ascherbach
*Auma
B
* Biber
* Bibra
* Blambach
* Bode
* Breitenbach
*Breitstrom
D
*Dammbach
Dammbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbez ...
*
List of rivers of Bavaria
A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany:
A
* Aalbach
* Abens
* Ach
* Afferbach
*Affinger Bach
*Ailsbach
* Aisch
* Aiterach
*Alpbach
* Alster
* Altmühl
* Alz
*Amper
* Anlauter
* Arbach
*Arbachgraben
*Aschaff
* Aschbach
*Attel
* Aubach, tributary of ...
References
Rivers of Thuringia
Rivers of Bavaria
Coburg
Coburg (district)
Bamberg (district)
Haßberge (district)
Rivers of Germany
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